English 4

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Resource Person: Miss Kinza Ashraf

Submitted by
Hafiz Mudassar Kaleem 15010058012
Muhammad Arshad S2019045009
Muhammad Awais F2016285015
Zain Khalid 15010058011

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Knock Knock

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Summary
This play revolves around an old doctor, Doctor Zaidi who
always doubts that someone is knocking his door. Doctor
Zaidi’s wife keeps saying that there’s no one but he keep on
insisting that someone is knocking. At last Doctor Burhan,
family doctor of couple came to watch Zaidi and tell him an
interesting story.

Characters
Doctor Zaidi (old man)
Mrs. Zaidi (wife of Dr Zaidi)
Doctor Burhan (family doctor of couple)

(This script is written by Hafiz Mudassar Kaleem and Zain Khalid.)

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(Doctor Zaidi is laying on bed. Age of doctor is around 55. Face of doctor is
week due to illness. He has covered himself in a blanket. Beside him there are a
lot of small bottles of syrups.
The night is very stormy. Outside there’s a voice of storm can be listened easily.
Mrs. Zaidi is sitting on a chair, reading magazine near her husband. Age of
Noreen Zaidi is around 50.
Doctor Zaidi says something but slowly. Only his lips can be seen murmured. He
removes his blanket and tries to get up. His wife sees him.)

Mrs. Zaidi: What is it Zaidi?

Zaidi: Did you hear someone knocking?
Mrs. Zaidi: Knocking?
Zaidi: Didn’t you heard?
Mrs. Zaidi: Where is knocking?
Zaidi: What are you saying? Go and check out, there’s someone knocking at the
door.
Mrs. Zaidi: There’s no one outside.
Zaidi: If you don’t want to go, let me check i…. (Getting up from bed)
Mrs. Zaidi: (standing from the chair) what are you doing?
Zaidi: Let me go outside and check out who’s knocking. You’re not going.
Mrs. Zaidi: For God sake please sit down. There’s no one outside.
Zaidi: Then why I am hearing someone knocking at the door?
Mrs. Zaidi: (Giving blanket to her husband) There’s heavy storm outside.
Zaidi: Heavy storm give knock at our door. You go outside and check out.
Mrs. Zaidi: It’s your faddism and nothing else.
Zaidi: Why don’t you go and check out.
Mrs. Zaidi: OK, let me check it.
(Mrs. Zaidi goes outside and come back after 2 minutes)

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Zaidi: Who was there?

Mrs. Zaidi: There was no one outside.
Zaidi: Did you open the door?
Mrs. Zaidi: Do you mean to say that I came back without opening the door? I
don’t know what happens to you after 2 or 3 minutes. If someone will visit why
will he knock the door, can’t he sees the doorbell?
(The couple started gazing each other)
Zaidi: But this knocking?
Mrs. Zaidi: Don’t you want to take rest? You’re a doctor
Zaidi: Why are you keep telling me that I am a doctor?
Mrs. Zaidi: Because you should be different from other people. If a doctor is
suffering from faddism then he is just ruining his career.
Zaidi: Maybe you’re right.
Mrs. Zaidi: Zaidi, take some rest.
Zaidi: What?
Mrs. Zaidi: Its midnight now. Take some rest. Doctor Burhan told you to take
complete rest.
Zaidi: I know.
Mrs. Zaidi: Then why you’re not taking rest. Doctor Burhan told you that he’ll
come and give you medicine. He may be forgotten, he’ll come tomorrow
morning.
Zaidi: He’s a good guy.
Mrs. Zaidi: Yeah he is. He is very responsible in his duties.
(The doorbell rings)
Zaidi: Now there’s someone on the door.

(Mrs. Zaidi goes out and comes after 2 or 3 minutes along with Doctor Burhan.
Doctor Burhan is young and handsome guy, His age is around about 28 or 30.)

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Doctor Burhan: Asalam-o-Alaikum sir!

Zaidi: Wa’alaikum Salam dear, why you came so late. You can be come
tomorrow morning.
Doctor Burhan: No problem sir, it’s OK. I was busy all day this morning and
evening with the patients. Just closed the clinic and came to you.
Did you check out the temperature ma’am of sir Zaidi?
(He puts his bag near bed and sits on the chair)
Mrs. Zaidi: Yeah I did doctor. It was normal.
(Goes outside)
Doctor Burhan: Anything else?
Mrs. Zaidi: Yeah, a little bit trepidation.
Doctor Burhan: Its OK, maybe we should inject the injection tomorrow
morning.
(Takes one syrup bottle in hand)
Its almost over now. I’ll bring new bottle tomorrow. OK sir I must leave now.
Mrs. Zaidi: Please sit down dear, I brought tea for you.
(Mrs. Zaidi brings tea cups from kitchen)
Doctor Burhan: Oh, why you did this? I am feeling ashamed.
Zaidi: Sit down dear, have a cup of tea.
Doctor Burhan: Is there any problem?
Mrs. Zaidi: Yeah doctor it is. I don’t think you’ll believe it.
Doctor Burhan: What is it ma’am?
Mrs. Zaidi: my husband is suffering from faddism. Now you’ll laugh that even
doctor is suffering from this kind of situation.
Doctor Burhan: No ma’am, I will not. After all doctors are humans too. They
can suffer these types of diseases too. Feeling sleepy sir?
(Looks at Doctor Zaidi who has closed his eyes)
Doctor Zaidi: (laughs a little bit) No dear.

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(Doctor Burhan keeps an empty cup of tea at table and tries to get up)
Doctor Zaidi: Please sit down dear; I have to tell you something.
Doctor Burhan: As you wish sir.
Doctor Zaidi: This incident is around about 15 years old. I was young that time
and was very successful at my hometown and clinic. My practice was getting
excellent day by day.
One day I reached home very late night. Maybe around 1 o’ clock. I was very
very tired.
(Doctor Burhan and Mrs. Zaidi) are listening the story quietly)
After few minutes my servant came to my room and told me that one old man
wants to talk to you. I told him that tell him I’ll check him tomorrow morning
but that old man entered my room and started insisting me to check his son
who is in critical condition.

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